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InvestmentPitching

How To Get The Sharks To Bite—4 Key Insights on Getting Investment

Making your pitch is just the beginning. Too many entrepreneurs squander the investor interest they generate by botching the follow-up. Here’s four simple steps you can take that can make the difference between an oversubscribed round and abject failure.

Chris YehMarch 20, 2014

2013 Voyage@SeaTalkWater

Changing The World With Clean Water

Every 20 seconds a child dies for lack of access to potable water. Pedro Delgado of Agua Inc is combatting the water crisis and changing the world for the better.

Unreasonable MediaMarch 18, 2014

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3 Steps To Make Vision and Action A Perfect Fit In Your Startup

Are you wasting time optimizing the wrong thing? Talking to the wrong customers and partners? Measuring the wrong metrics? Read this post to learn how to avoid this in your start-up.

Pascal FinetteMarch 17, 2014

CareerGuest PostManagement

Don’t Race to Start a Company—Wait for the One That Matters

Starting a company is hard. Best case scenario: your bet pays off and you uncover a monster opportunity. Worst case scenario: you don’t (but you spend a few years working on something you love). Read this post for the secret to making the "best case scenario" more likely.

Nathaniel KolocMarch 17, 2014

CareerFailureInterviewTechnology

Recovering From Failure & Managing The Ego: An Interview with Kamran Elahian

Watch Kamran Elahian, high-tech serial entrepreneur, share his tales of failure, speak of the importance of entrepreneurship, and discuss leadership within a business.

Unreasonable MediaMarch 14, 2014

CareerScaling

A Plea to Startup Accelerators – Hold Yourselves Accountable

Hundreds of startup accelerators are taking major equity stakes in their participating companies and not delivering. We need a change in the accountability structure.

Daniel EpsteinMarch 13, 2014

Guest PostMentorship

Can You See the World Through Another’s Eyes? What Drives Your Search for Success

Part 2 of Mark Albion’s blog series that explores the impact our relationship with our father has on how we build our business and life.

Mark AlbionMarch 13, 2014

AfricaCareerCommunicationEducationPitching

Forget Pitching. Tell A Story. Here’s How!

This article explores the the single biggest problem that entrepreneurs have when it comes to pitching. Not knowing how to tell a good story. Read on for a great story, a great pitch and some stellar tips to skyrocket your pitching skills.

Teju RavilochanMarch 12, 2014

2013 Voyage@SeaEnergyTalkTechnology

Making Spaceships From Carbon Emissions- Welcome To The Future

Through the purification and transformation of carbon emissions, Damascus Fortune's product can be used to build cars, space ships, buildings, laptops, and mobile phones.

Unreasonable MediaMarch 11, 2014

ManagementTeam

Why We Fired Our First Client In Our First Month Of Business

One month in, one client down. Thirty three days ago we formed our new business. On day thirty one, we fired our first client.

BenandAndrewMarch 11, 2014

CareerLeadershipTeamTechnology

Leadership: It’s Not About You, It’s About Them

If you’re anything like I was back when I was a first-time entrepreneur, you’re probably worried about being a good leader. But the way most people address this fear is exactly wrong.

Chris YehMarch 10, 2014

Guest PostInvestment

The Equity Question: How Much & When?

If you're an entrepreneur you've probably been involved in a conversation about equity. In this exclusive excerpt from Eliot Peper's genre-breaking new entrepreneurial novel, he highlights a conflict most entrepreneurs will face at least once in their life.

Eliot PeperMarch 10, 2014

BalanceCareerManagement

What Part of Your Start-up Are You Married To?

The question all entrepreneurs should ask themselves: What are you married to? If you don’t know what you are married to, you might not make it to the honeymoon part of the start-up!

Daniela PapiMarch 4, 2014

Career

How To Make Triple Bottom Line Work In The Real World

This week we felt it was time to get on with some work, and explore the principles that will underpin the business we (and you) are starting. Let's look at how to work toward your triple bottom line (and make it work in the real world).

BenandAndrewMarch 3, 2014

CareerFailureFundraisingInvestmentTechnology

Capital Injection May Not Be Your Silver Bullet

There is no silver bullet to assure the success of your start-up. Least of all, pining for that $10k - $50k angel or VC investment. Read this post about getting scrappy and working for it.

Pascal FinetteFebruary 25, 2014

CareerFailureNegotiation

How To Know When a “No” Is Not a No-No

Starting up is scary. This post explores perhaps the most persistent trigger that will bring your fears on: when someone says “no” to you.

BenandAndrewFebruary 24, 2014

CareerFull InterviewInterview

Want to Solve Big F***kin’ Problems? Watch This Interview to Learn Where To Start

Want to launch a startup or get a job focused on solving meaningful problems? Watch this video as Manoj Sinha, founder of one of the successful energy startups in emerging markets, gives advice to anyone wondering where they should start.

Unreasonable MediaFebruary 21, 2014

CareerInvestmentTechnology

Will Equity Crowdfunding Help Create The Next Silicon Valley Outside the U.S.?

If you’re someone who wants to support local entrepreneurs, then now is the time to get involved online by joining an equity crowdfunding platform. Here's why:

Chance BarnettFebruary 21, 2014